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2003-09-26 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Steve 2003-09-26 12:20:39 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It seems to me that the War on Terror is now really taking a big bite out of the operations of Al-Q and associated terror organizations. The headlines here on Rantburg just in the last 3 weeks or so show that the money is drying up or at least harder to hide, the leadership is now moving operations or negotiating with other countries for shelter (and having a harder time in those negotiations), their leaders and planners are being captured and are giving up important information, and they are now starting to worry about infiltrators in their ranks.

It's a job well done, and thanks to President Bush, the Coalition forces, the intel guys, and the Blogosphere for their contributions!

Posted by Seafarious 2003-9-26 12:40:59 PM|| 2003-9-26 12:40:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I hope that's true about the money drying up. It's possible the sources are shifting tactics. What's clear is the Soddi's role as chief banker. Now that we're outta there, it's time to turn the screws on them. They've made some good moves against cells but I don't see them going after the money sources. Too close to home?

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-9-26 1:45:54 PM|| 2003-9-26 1:45:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Too tangled. They want to keep the money going to Hamas. They want to keep the money going to the Wahhabi cultural warriors. They even want to keep the money going to legitimate charities -- and there are some. Because it flows in such quantities, and because so much of it's designed to be hidden, a certain portion of it will continue going to the Qaeda-associated Bad Guys whether they want it to or not, simply because the individual money men along the way want it to. They're also making their own fine distinctions, ranging from outright false to sophistic. If we can't convince the Washington Post that the Chechen thugs are cynical banditti, out for their own personal power no matter how many dead innocents it takes, how're we going to convince the Soddies, where they pray for them every Friday?

Posted by Fred 2003-9-26 2:12:05 PM|| 2003-9-26 2:12:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like there's only one clear solution to the problem: pull the plug at the source. That may be a bit more radical than invading Iraq, where a true psychopath held power for thirty years. The Soddies have always cultured the image that they were our friends. We really need to discover some truly horrible perfidity on their part - more directly linked to the Royals, before we could possible invade Soddyland. If I were leading the NSA, the Soddy area would become a very high priority for my agency.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-9-26 5:54:47 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-9-26 5:54:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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